Gariné Torossian (b. 1970, Beirut) was born into an Armenian family. In 1979 the family moved to Canada. She is currently active as a filmmaker and visual artist in Toronto. Nineteen of her films were screened at various international festivals, and also at universities and galleries. A retrospective of her work was also presented at the Telluride film festival. Her film Girl from Moush (1994) was judged best experimental film in Melbourne and, for the film Sparklehorse, she won a Special Mention at the Berlin IFF in 2000. Select filmography: Drowning in Flames (1995), Sparklehorse (1999), Hokees (2000), Babies on the Sun (2001), Hypnotize / Mesmerize – System of a Down (2005), Stone Time Touch (2007).
MFF Karlovy Vary
